AI News on July 8th

AI News 2025/7/8 11:00:10

1. DeepMind Spinoff Launches First AI-Designed Drug Human Trial Powered by AlphaFold

#AIpharma #DrugDiscovery #AlphaFold

Isomorphic Labs, a DeepMind spinoff, has initiated the first human clinical trial for an AI-designed drug using AlphaFold technology. Partnering with major pharma companies, their AI-discovered drug candidates mark the transition from theory to practice in AI-driven drug development.

2. AI Revolutionizes Fertility Medicine: Couple Conceive After 18 Years via Superior Sperm Analysis

#AIhealthcare #FertilityTech #MedicalAI

AI-powered computer vision and deep learning algorithms now provide more accurate sperm analysis than human experts, enabling personalized treatment plans. Commercial diagnostic tools and home test kits are making fertility treatments more accessible and affordable.

3. ChatGPT Testing "Study Together" Feature with Select Users

#EdTech #ChatGPT #AIlearning

OpenAI is piloting a new guided learning feature in ChatGPT that provides step-by-step educational support, currently available to limited test users.

4. AlphaFold Prototype Emerged in 2016? NeurIPS Talk Revealed Key Protein Prediction Method

#ProteinFolding #AIresearch #NeurIPS

A 2016 NeurIPS presentation proposed using deep neural networks to predict protein contact maps - achieving record accuracy in CASP11 tests. Though uncited by AlphaFold, this work anticipated key improvements in the field.

5. Claude Code Reaches 115K Developers, Edits 195M Code Lines Weekly Generating $125M+

#AICoding #DeveloperTools #Anthropic

Anthropic's Claude Code now serves 115,000 developers who accepted 81% of its 195 million weekly code edits, driving over $125 million in revenue.

6. Meta Proposes "Mental World Model" for Embodied AI to Understand Human Intent

#EmbodiedAI #CognitiveAI #MetaResearch

Meta's new framework enables AI agents to build comprehensive world models that include understanding human intentions, advancing toward human-like decision-making capabilities.

7. Users Criticize Microsoft Forcing Copilot AI with $3 Monthly Fee Hike

#Microsoft #AIethics #UserExperience

Outlook users report mandatory Copilot integration across Microsoft software with a $3 price increase, calling the feature unnecessary and difficult to disable.

8. Princeton & DeepMind Release Centaur: Human Behavior Predictor Trained on 10M Decisions

#BehavioralAI #DeepMind #CognitiveScience

The 70B-parameter Centaur model accurately predicts human behavior in novel situations, showing neural activation patterns remarkably similar to human brain activity.

9. Tech Giants Shift Focus to "Superintelligence" as AI Surpassing Humans Becomes Goal

#Superintelligence #AGI #TechTrends

Major companies are investing billions in developing AI that surpasses human capabilities across all tasks, though experts debate the feasibility and timeline.

10. NVIDIA RTX 5070 Dominates Amazon US June GPU Sales with 70% Market Share

#NVIDIA #GPUmarket #TechSales

NVIDIA's RTX 5070 led June US Amazon GPU sales with 5,450 units sold, contributing to NVIDIA's 70.51% market share and $18.72 million in revenue.